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The Stronghold of War

Attributed to Li Jingfang Chinese

1975

Not on view

This print from the politically charged series The Furnace Fire Is Even Redder shows workers, cadres, and technical staff studying the 1960 Angang Constitution (inscribed on the wall) and reading The People’s Daily.

During the summer of 1975, when this print was made, Angang was a focus of the political strife between Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997), who avidly advocated modernization, and his “anti-rightist” opponents.

The Stronghold of War, Attributed to Li Jingfang (Chinese, born 1935), Etching with aquatint; color on paper, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Stronghold of War

Artist: Attributed to Li Jingfang (Chinese, born 1935)

Date: 1975

Culture: China

Medium: Etching with aquatint; color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 19 11/16 x 31 1/8 in. (50 x 79.1 cm)
Overall: 29 13/16 x 44 15/16 in. (75.7 x 114.2 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum

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